MACON, Ga. (Aug. 20, 2009) - The Atlantic Sun Conference announced it preseason men's soccer poll and all conference team on Thursday with ETSU finishing seventh, while Jacksonville was named the preseason favorite.

"Being picked to finish seventh should motivate our players to prove the conference wrong," said head coach Scott Calabrese. "We realize that in the end it's not the preseason that counts, but where we finish at the end of the season."

Jacksonville, Campbell, Lipscomb, Stetson, and Belmont make up the top five selections in the poll. The Bucs received 36 points finishing 19 points behind Florida Gulf Coast, while North Florida, Mercer and USC Upstate round out the rest of the coaches' preseason poll.

The Bucs are back in action on Saturday at 6 p.m. as they host Mars Hill in an exhibition game at Summers-Taylor Stadium.

Preseason Poll

School Pts 1st

Jacksonville92 6

Campbell85 2

Lipscomb 78 1

Stetson 72 1

Belmont60

FGCU 55

ETSU 36

UNF 33

Mercer 22

USC Upstate 17

Tournament Champ: Jacksonville

Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos Player School

GK Joey Sanchez JU

GK Adam Glick FGCU

D Robert Hodge STET

D Eddie Munnelly JU

D Kezi Lara LIP

MF Vince Petrasso CAM - unanimous choice

MF Strefan Runeman JU

MF Fredrik Brustad STET

F Miguel DaSilva LIP

F Jason Keever CAM

F Garret Pettis LIP

Preseason Player of the Year: Miguel DaSilva, Lipscomb

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